Toyota Middle East have received no complaints from Bahdobian residents, despite reports of faulty accelerators and brakes pouring in from the rest of the world.
Kazinori Yamamoto, Chairman of Toyota Middle East, reassured Bahdobian based Toyota owners today, saying that none of the Toyota models sold in the region appeared to be affected by the accelerator and brake issues that plaguing models sold elsewhere in the world.
Toyota owners in the UK and US, for example, have complained of pedals becoming stuck during accelerating and braking.
'This issue does not affect our customers in Bahdobian,' said Yamamoto. 'At least, that is to say, noone has comprained.'
Local commentators pointed out that a lack of official complaints did not necessarily mean that the problem did not exist.
David Pringle, a British expatriate, commented that local driving habits could be the reason that noone has noticed problems with their Toyotas.
'There does seem to be a problem with people accelerating seemingly uncontrollably, before coming to a screeching halt at the last minute,' he said. 'This seems to affect most large SUVs with tinted windows, however - it doesn't seem to be Toyota specific.'
Ali M, a Bahdobian national, said that whilst the accelerator on his FJ Cruiser regularly appeared to get stuck, he thought that this was 'a feature, rather than a bug'.
'I drive to the capital every day for work, at a busy government department,' he told the Bahdobian Herald. 'As soon as I join the main highway, the car leaps forward, forcing me to spend the next hour weaving in and out of the lanes, flashing my headlights and doing all what I can to avoid the other cars driving so slow at the speed limit. Honestly speaking, I enjoy it. Moreover, I drive fast but I drive safe.'
Ali said that the accelerator would stick after he had accelerated to 180Km/h and pressed the button marked 'Cruise Control'. Whilst his brakes usually ensured he would be able to stop in time to take the main exit ramp for the capital, he was frequently chose to stop his car by ploughing into a Nissan Sunny or Mitsubishi pick-up.
Despite Toyota's optimism, increased awareness of potential issues appears to be motivating customers to air complaints. Mr VJP Kutty, an Indian expatriate, reported that driving his 6 year old Echo filled him with a burning desire to drive slightly below the speed limit in the middle lanes of Bahdobian's modern highways.
'I can't help it, ' he said. 'As soon as I've placed my construction site hard hat on the parcel shelf, filled the car with 5 other colleagues and started to make a phone call, some sort of ether starts emitting from the dashboard. I become mesmerised and feel forced to avail the middle lane, regardless.'
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